I sure did learn a valuable lesson. The next product I'm going to buy this week is an external hardrive for back-ups. CC is not a good place Charles? I didn't give much thought to it because I don't live close to many places and it was the closest at the time. All I could think about was getting my computer back up and running. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles R. Buchanan" <crbgfblab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Computer Talk Mailing List" <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 7:17 PM Subject: [CTS] Re: Hardrive Problem? > I take it that you have learned a very valuable lesson didn't you? The AV > should have been one, if not the first, thing installed after the OS. Btw, > you're the first person I have known that actually bought a hard drive (or > any computer hardware) at CC! <eg> :-) > > [CTS] Re: Hardrive Problem? > It is rumored that on 5/23/2004 at 6:51 PM Elaine Gairy said the > following: > > >I'm back up and running for now. Yes, the hardrive is new and never used. > >Got it at Circuit City. It seems what happened was that after I installed > >my dsl software it automatically connected me to the internet and the > virus > >must have slipped in that fast. I didn't have a chance to set the firewall > >or get my virus programs installed before that. Just one big headache. > Oh > >computers .. . they are great . . . when working properly. > >Elaine > > > >This message has been processed by Firetrust Benign. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com > Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm > > List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm > > To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: > http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------